US teenagers may be facing a challenge (挑战) today. A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations (上一代人).

The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.

However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (满意) with their honesty. And 77 percent said,“when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.”

Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (为……辩护) today’s students.

“The competition is greater and the pressures (压力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.”

“I think these students are better than other generations,”he said.“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support.”“ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.”

1.According to the survey, what challenge do US teenagers face today?

A．They have trouble getting pocket money

B．They don’t get along well with teachers

C．They are not so honest as older generations

D．They have too many tests to take each week

2.We can learn from the survey that children in the US nowadays         .

A．behave worse

B．work harder

C．are less healthy

D．are busier at school

3.According to the survey results,   _ percent of the students are satisfied with their honesty.

A．30               B．64               C．77               D．93

4.What’s Mel Riddle’s opinion about the idea that students are dishonest?

A．He gets really angry about it

B．He thinks parents must do something to stop it

C．He thinks the students should change their behavior

D．He thinks there are some reasons for being dishonest

5.What advice does Mel Riddle give on improving the honesty of students?

A．Do not let students do anything

B．Make it easier for them to learn

C．Ask students to find right answers

D．Give students more free time to have fun

US teenagers may be facing a challenge (挑战) today. A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations (上一代人).
The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.
However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (满意) with their honesty. And 77 percent said,“when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.”
Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (为……辩护) today’s students.
“The competition is greater and the pressures (压力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.”
“I think these students are better than other generations,”he said.“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support.”“ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.”
【小题1】According to the survey, what challenge do US teenagers face today?

  A middle school organized a “No TV Week” program. All the teachers, parents and students worked together for this program and most of them found it to be a very good one. The headmaster said, “The idea was not to stop watching TV completely but for the students just to find how much time they watch TV and try to use the time for other things.”

  What did the students say about this “No TV Week”? One boy said, “I can’t believe I haven’t watch TV for a week, but it’s been fun doing it.” A girl student said, “I’m going to give up all TV program except for ‘Our Animal World’ and other language-teaching program. I’m really pleased that I have more time to do things like walking and thinking. I enjoy this ‘No TV Week’ very much…” But not all the students thought it was good. Here one student Tom said something different, “I don’t like ‘No TV Week’ because I like watching TV. I have lots of favorite programs and I don’t want to miss them. But we have to do it.”

(  ) 1. “No TV Week” program was organized _____________.

A. for all the students in the country　　　　　         

B. by one middle school

C. in middle schools all over the country　　           

D. by teachers all over the country

(  ) 2. The aim of “No TV Week” program is to ________.

A. let students watch TV for long                 

B. stop students watching TV completely

C. let students find much time to watch TV         

D. ask students to find time for other things

(  ) 3. Watching no TV was _____________ what the boy thought.

A. as hard as　　B. not harder than 　　C. harder than 　　D. easier than

(  ) 4. The girl decided ___________.

A. only to watch some of the TV programs　　　　B. not to watch TV at all

C. to watch no TV at all　　　　　　　　　　　D. to watch TV all the time

(  ) 5. ________________ took part in “No TV Week”.

A. All the teachers, students and parents　　         

B. None of the students in the school

C. Not all the students in the school                 

D. All the teachers in the school except one

US teenagers may be facing a challenge (挑战) today. A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations (上一代人).
The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.
However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (满意) with their honesty. And 77 percent said,“when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.”
Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (为……辩护) today’s students.
“The competition is greater and the pressures (压力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.”
“I think these students are better than other generations,”he said.“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support.”“ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.”

1. 1.

   According to the survey, what challenge do US teenagers face today?

   1. A.
      They have trouble getting pocket money
   2. B.
      They don’t get along well with teachers
   3. C.
      They are not so honest as older generations
   4. D.
      They have too many tests to take each week
2. 2.

   We can learn from the survey that children in the US nowadays______.

   1. A.
      behave worse
   2. B.
      work harder
   3. C.
      are less healthy
   4. D.
      are busier at school
3. 3.

   According to the survey results,   _ percent of the students are satisfied with their honesty

   1. A.
      30
   2. B.
      64
   3. C.
      77
   4. D.
      93
4. 4.

   What’s Mel Riddle’s opinion about the idea that students are dishonest?

   1. A.
      He gets really angry about it
   2. B.
      He thinks parents must do something to stop it
   3. C.
      He thinks the students should change their behavior
   4. D.
      He thinks there are some reasons for being dishonest
5. 5.

   What advice does Mel Riddle give on improving the honesty of students?

   1. A.
      Do not let students do anything
   2. B.
      Make it easier for them to learn
   3. C.
      Ask students to find right answers
   4. D.
      Give students more free time to have fun